Ryan McLeod
@ryanmcleod.io
Software engineer, Canadian, gamer, reader, bi/polyamorous dork, pun terrorist, follower of mental tangents, vanquisher of cheesecakes.
I chose a hell of a year to get into baseball
November 2, 2025 at 3:56 AM
I chose a hell of a year to get into baseball
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Huntington's sucks. So this is incredible news!
www.bbc.com/news/article...
www.bbc.com/news/article...
Huntington's disease successfully treated for first time
One of the most devastating diseases finally has a treatment that can slow its progression and transform lives, tearful doctors tell BBC.
www.bbc.com
September 24, 2025 at 5:07 PM
Huntington's sucks. So this is incredible news!
www.bbc.com/news/article...
www.bbc.com/news/article...
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Ten options for future leaf-removal trains...
10. Keanu Leaves
9. Twiggy Pop
8. Axel Foliage
7. Britney Clears
6. The Regional Branch Manager
5. Leaf No Trace
4. The Fall Guy
3. That Don't Impress Me Mulch
2. A Good Railing
1. Maybe She's Born With it. Maybe It's Maple-leaves
10. Keanu Leaves
9. Twiggy Pop
8. Axel Foliage
7. Britney Clears
6. The Regional Branch Manager
5. Leaf No Trace
4. The Fall Guy
3. That Don't Impress Me Mulch
2. A Good Railing
1. Maybe She's Born With it. Maybe It's Maple-leaves
Train named Ctrl Alt Deleaf to tackle leaves on the line
A leaf-removal train has been named Ctrl Alt Deleaf after a public vote.
www.independent.ie
September 19, 2025 at 9:06 AM
Ten options for future leaf-removal trains...
10. Keanu Leaves
9. Twiggy Pop
8. Axel Foliage
7. Britney Clears
6. The Regional Branch Manager
5. Leaf No Trace
4. The Fall Guy
3. That Don't Impress Me Mulch
2. A Good Railing
1. Maybe She's Born With it. Maybe It's Maple-leaves
10. Keanu Leaves
9. Twiggy Pop
8. Axel Foliage
7. Britney Clears
6. The Regional Branch Manager
5. Leaf No Trace
4. The Fall Guy
3. That Don't Impress Me Mulch
2. A Good Railing
1. Maybe She's Born With it. Maybe It's Maple-leaves
Is there any phrase in the English language as beautiful as "all other participants declined the meeting"
August 7, 2025 at 3:38 PM
Is there any phrase in the English language as beautiful as "all other participants declined the meeting"
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When I'm three paragraphs into writing a game industry article for the nyt and I haven't said that video games have come a long way since pac man
July 29, 2025 at 3:05 AM
When I'm three paragraphs into writing a game industry article for the nyt and I haven't said that video games have come a long way since pac man
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Jubilee pitch: “Julius Caesar vs 20 Roman Senators”
July 24, 2025 at 1:01 AM
Jubilee pitch: “Julius Caesar vs 20 Roman Senators”
I for one think it's a conflict of interest that a company that had the initials STD is implicitly endorsing creampies
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From Skip's profile on Reddit: You can skip the condoms with Skip and get all your pharmacy essentials delivered to your door.
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July 17, 2025 at 1:18 PM
I for one think it's a conflict of interest that a company that had the initials STD is implicitly endorsing creampies
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Random good news fact, #Toronto is having a weirdly low number of homicides in 2025. By this time last year there had been 47, this year there have only been 17. If it keeps up, 2025 will have the lowest murder rate in decades.
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July 3, 2025 at 12:44 PM
Random good news fact, #Toronto is having a weirdly low number of homicides in 2025. By this time last year there had been 47, this year there have only been 17. If it keeps up, 2025 will have the lowest murder rate in decades.
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Last time I created a Twitter account I gave it a dumb name because I wasn't planning on posting anything. This turned out to be genius because now any time I start to think about wading into an argument, I remember that no matter how good my point is, it's going to be posted as "ButtsMcLeod"
June 22, 2025 at 1:26 AM
Last time I created a Twitter account I gave it a dumb name because I wasn't planning on posting anything. This turned out to be genius because now any time I start to think about wading into an argument, I remember that no matter how good my point is, it's going to be posted as "ButtsMcLeod"
People have been talking about the possibility of a US-Iran war pretty much my whole life and I'd love it if it did not happen with the dumbest US administration I've ever seen in my life.
June 18, 2025 at 4:37 PM
People have been talking about the possibility of a US-Iran war pretty much my whole life and I'd love it if it did not happen with the dumbest US administration I've ever seen in my life.
Imagine you sit down at a chess board for the first time in your life, and even though you have no idea what you're doing and keep losing, millions of people pretend every single move you make is some sort of genius gambit.
Imagine that went on for Nine. Years.
Imagine that went on for Nine. Years.
Dow tumbles more than 1,000 points and dollar hits three-year low as Trump continues to bash Fed Chair Powell | CNN Business
US stocks and the dollar tumbled Monday as investors assessed continued tariff uncertainty and the implications of President Donald Trump’s ongoing mission to try and oust Federal Reserve Chair Jerome...
www.cnn.com
April 21, 2025 at 6:30 PM
Imagine you sit down at a chess board for the first time in your life, and even though you have no idea what you're doing and keep losing, millions of people pretend every single move you make is some sort of genius gambit.
Imagine that went on for Nine. Years.
Imagine that went on for Nine. Years.
Google AI summary gives the best advice
April 9, 2025 at 1:18 AM
Google AI summary gives the best advice
Can we just skip to the part where he signs a few new agreements that don't change anything, declares victory, and stops crashing the world economy?
April 4, 2025 at 3:04 PM
Can we just skip to the part where he signs a few new agreements that don't change anything, declares victory, and stops crashing the world economy?
It probably shouldn't be my main takeaway from @johngreensbluesky.bsky.social's excellent book Everything is Tuberculosis, but I can't stop thinking about how in 2001 the head of USAID confidently said on record that African people don't know what clocks are.
April 3, 2025 at 1:02 PM
It probably shouldn't be my main takeaway from @johngreensbluesky.bsky.social's excellent book Everything is Tuberculosis, but I can't stop thinking about how in 2001 the head of USAID confidently said on record that African people don't know what clocks are.
I will occasionally try to make coffee without water when I'm kind of out of it, but today I very nearly tried to make coffee without water OR coffee grounds, so we're firing on all cylinders today
April 1, 2025 at 2:05 PM
I will occasionally try to make coffee without water when I'm kind of out of it, but today I very nearly tried to make coffee without water OR coffee grounds, so we're firing on all cylinders today
My partner and I have recently gotten into watching Jet Lag which means that I am currently waiting with an unreasonable amount of anticipation to watch two people probably not be able to buy a particular flower in Amsterdam. #JetLag #JetLagTheGame
March 31, 2025 at 2:58 AM
My partner and I have recently gotten into watching Jet Lag which means that I am currently waiting with an unreasonable amount of anticipation to watch two people probably not be able to buy a particular flower in Amsterdam. #JetLag #JetLagTheGame
Sometimes when I remember that Trump became president because Hillary Clinton stored her emails in a somewhat incautious place I do feel like I've gone mad
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
White House inadvertently texted top-secret Yemen war plans to journalist
In extraordinary blunder top Trump cabinet members added Atlantic editor to chat discussing strikes on Houthis
www.theguardian.com
March 24, 2025 at 9:54 PM
Sometimes when I remember that Trump became president because Hillary Clinton stored her emails in a somewhat incautious place I do feel like I've gone mad
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
Fun fact: if #megabus screws up and leaves the station without you while you're waiting at the gate to board, and all the other buses that day are fully booked, they won't even give you your money back.
March 12, 2025 at 4:41 PM
Fun fact: if #megabus screws up and leaves the station without you while you're waiting at the gate to board, and all the other buses that day are fully booked, they won't even give you your money back.
At some point centrists are going to have to let go of the notion that modern conservatism is even good for the economy.
March 11, 2025 at 5:40 PM
At some point centrists are going to have to let go of the notion that modern conservatism is even good for the economy.
Fingers crossed for Doug Ford's lead being a massive, catastrophic systemic polling error today
February 27, 2025 at 6:02 PM
Fingers crossed for Doug Ford's lead being a massive, catastrophic systemic polling error today
Sounds like everything is going great over there www.cnn.com/2025/02/14/c...
Trump officials fired nuclear staff not realizing they oversee the country’s weapons stockpile, sources say | CNN
Some of the fired probationary employees included on-the-ground staff at facilities where nuclear weapons are built.
www.cnn.com
February 15, 2025 at 12:54 PM
Sounds like everything is going great over there www.cnn.com/2025/02/14/c...
Tinder adding AI summaries to profiles that are about as long as the bio was to begin with is probably the most ridiculous LLM cargo culting I've seen so far.
February 14, 2025 at 1:29 PM
Tinder adding AI summaries to profiles that are about as long as the bio was to begin with is probably the most ridiculous LLM cargo culting I've seen so far.
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This is like Kendrick and Drake if both of them were Drake.
UPDATE: OpenAI CEO Sam Altman rejects Elon Musk-led bid
February 10, 2025 at 9:32 PM
This is like Kendrick and Drake if both of them were Drake.
Spare a thought for the backs of LCBO workers, straining under the sysiphian task of alternating between removing and re-shelving US liquor until the end of time.
Trump slaps 25% tariffs on steel and aluminum imports 'without exceptions' | CBC News
U.S. President Donald Trump followed through on recent threats Monday evening and signed orders imposing 25 per cent tariffs on all steel and aluminum imports — including from Canada.
www.cbc.ca
February 11, 2025 at 12:57 AM
Spare a thought for the backs of LCBO workers, straining under the sysiphian task of alternating between removing and re-shelving US liquor until the end of time.